El teatro como recurso pedagógico para desarrollar conciencia corporal e inclusión educativa en los niños

Abstract

Abstract: Theater is art, culture, education and entertainment at the same time, which is why it has been used throughout history since the Greeks who used it as an instrument of religious and civic education, staging their myths and famous tragedies. Nowadays, theater continues to be used to represent plays, transmit culture and above all educate the public to whom this wonderful art reaches; in this case, the theater It is used to create body awareness in the children of the Municipal Assistance Center Social San Juan Bosco of the city of Loja, children who have been victims of physical abuse, emotional and psychological; Therefore, they do not know tolerance, respect, love and a healthy coexistence in society. Theater as a pedagogical resource and in alliance with didactics allows them to be applied as a strategy for children to develop awareness body and are included in a model of educational inclusion.